MPR News with Angela Davis

Why infidelity happens, and how to deal with it

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Shanelle Wenell (left), a therapist with Therapeace Counseling and a licensed associate marriage and family therapist with additional expertise in equine therapy, and LaReesa Hooper (right), licensed marriage and family therapist, alcohol and drug counselor and founder of Therapeace Counseling, in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Wednesday.
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One in three Americans has cheated on a partner, according to a YouGov survey from 2022.

Cheating can be devastating on a personal level and tumultuous for the relationship. But many couples figure out a way to work through it. Many people are able to move on and move forward.

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talked about infidelity: Why it happens and how to deal with it — whether you’re the person who has been cheated on, or the person who has done the cheating.

Guests:  

  • LaReesa Hooper is a therapist and founder of Therapeace Counseling in St. Paul. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed alcohol and drug counselor.

  • Shanelle Wenell is a therapist with Therapeace Counseling in St. Paul. She is a licensed associate marriage and family therapist with additional expertise in equine therapy.

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MPR News Host Angela Davis (center) talks with Shanelle Wenell (left), and LaReesa Hooper (right), in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Wednesday.
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